Question

How can I populate list collection in ViewModel

Controller:

  SchoolEntities db = new SchoolEntities();

    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        var student= from s in db.Students
        select s.Name.ToList();

        return View();
    }

ModelView:

     public List<Student>students { get; set;}

Answer 1

You can create a ModelView, populate it and pass it to the view like this:

public ActionResult Index()
{
    var studentList = db.Students.ToList();

    return View(new ModelView { students = studentList });
}